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Leib meaning and definition in german

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m ‎(genitive Leibes or Leibs, plural Leiber, diminutive Leibchen n)
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  1. religious, or, dated, literary body Das ist mein Leib, der für euch hingegeben wird. This is my body, which is given for you. (Luke 22:19)
  2. religious, or, dated, literary womb Gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. (Line from the Hail Mary)
  3. dated, literary belly; abdomen; stomach
  4. dated, literary trunk; torso; especially without limbs
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